Toxic Work Colleagues and the Real Source of Stress (Corporate Professionals)

In this episode of Wave Work Stress Goodbye, we explore one of the hardest but most freeing insights around workplace stress, toxic colleagues, office anxiety and difficult people at work.What if the stress we feel around certain coworkers isn’t actually coming from them?For years I believed toxic work colleagues were the direct cause of my frustration, anxiety and negative moods at work. But the deeper I looked, the more I began to realise something uncomfortable but incredibly powerful:Different people can experience the exact same person completely differently.One employee thinks a colleague is supportive and funny.Another thinks they’re arrogant, rude and impossible to work with.So where is the stressful experience really coming from?In this episode, I share the inside-out understanding behind workplace stress, overthinking and emotional resilience — and why seeing the role of thought can completely transform how we experience difficult coworkers, office politics and stressful work environments.If you struggle with:toxic coworkersworkplace anxietyoffice stressdifficult managersoverthinking at workemotional exhaustioncorporate burnoutnegative work environments…this conversation may completely change how you see your experience.🎙️ Wave Work Stress Goodbye — helping corporate professionals find more clarity, resilience and peace of mind at work and in life.Who this is for:Wave Work Stress Goodbye is a podcast focused on helping people understand where their experience of stress is really coming from — so they can feel more clarity, ease and control in their working lives.I’m Luke, a coach helping people move beyond work stress by understanding the inside-out nature of their experience.If you’re navigating pressure, burnout or overwhelm in your work, and want to explore a different way forward, feel free to reach out.If you’re in a corporate role and work is starting to feel heavier than it should… you’re not alone.Most of the people I speak to are capable, driven, and doing well on the outside —but underneath, there’s pressure, overthinking, or a sense that something just feels off.If that sounds familiar, feel free to reach out.You can message me on:👉 Instagram (DM)👉 LinkedIn (DM)📧 or email: ⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠I’m always happy to have a relaxed, no-pressure chat —and I offer a free 15-minute call if you want to explore things further.If you enjoy the episode, explore more conversations on work stress, burnout, leadership pressure and the psychology of experience on Wave Work Stress Goodbye.📄 Download my free Work Stress Guide in the bio/episode notes.FREE WORK STRESS PDF:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://preview.mailerlite.io/forms/2021726/178600599183426636/share⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠INSTAGRAM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/luke_richardson88/?hl=en⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WATCH MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@LukeRichardson-r3c⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/luke-richardson-7441643a4/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WEBSITE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://onethoughtaway.my.canva.site/⁠⁠⁠⁠